Charlie Norbury, Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation, Fall 2024

Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024

During my time with the Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation, I assisted the foundation in their ongoing organization and inventorying of Kubota's video collection. I focused on the u-matic collection, which consisted mostly of video art content, installation documentation of Kubota's work at various museums and galleries, and personal home movies and video diaries Kubota made over the years. 

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Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation

Many of these u-matic tapes were transfers from the original 1/2 inch open reel format, and I attempted to locate and verify all of these transfers. Along with conducting the physical u-matic inventory, I helped the foundation standardize and establish a set of specific elements for metadata, ensuring all subsequent inventories and finding aids will be as organized and accessible as possible. 

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Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation